LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public petition, Ethics and Privileges has issued a warrant of arrest on the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ayo Akinyelure issued the order following the management’s failure to honour the invitation of the Senate panel to account for how the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A recent viral video has brought attention to the production of counterfeit Coca-Cola, raising concerns about potential health risks associated with these fake products. The video, which surfaced on social media platform X, depicts a scene in a warehouse where a man is observed refilling used Coca-Cola bottles with a concoction from…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man suspected of killing a Russian general with a car bomb pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said Sunday. The Investigative Committee said Ignat Kuzin admitted he was paid to kill Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Ghanaian man residing in New Jersey, Rubbin Sarpong, is behind bars after United States authorities say he scammed 30 women of over $2.1m by posing as a “sweet message sending” soldier online. Rubbin Sarpong, a 35-year-old Ghanaian citizen with US residency, was recently arrested for swindling women on sites like Plenty…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 general election. A three-man panel led by Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson threw out the suit on Friday for being incompetent. The court agreed with counsel to the President and the All Progressive Congress (APC)…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Grant Wahl, a prominent U.S. soccer journalist with previous experience working for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, died in Qatar on Friday, according to his wife and U.S. Soccer. Wahl, who was 48, had been in Qatar working as an independent journalist through his Substack “Fútbol with Grant Wahl.” Yahoo Sports soccer…
http://ift.tt/2Cy00U2 LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemned an attack that occurred on New Year’s Day at the Rivers church in Omuku town, southern Nigeria. People who were worshipping, starting anew, celebrating and reflecting on a new year, have lost their lives At least 16 people…
http://ift.tt/2wYJhoO LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The recently elected executives of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on Friday visited Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock. The GOCOP team, led by its new President, Dotun Oladipo, was received by the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Mr. Femi Adesina, as well as Mallam Garba Shehu,…